Simona Halep played ‘super well and aggressive’ as she gets confidence boost ahead of Iga Swiatek meeting
Simona Halep believes she will be high on confidence when she takes on Iga Swiatek in the semi-final of the BNP Paribas Open following a “pretty good” win over Petra Martic.
The two-time Grand Slam winner dropped only two games as she brushed aside Matric 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes.
Third semifinal of 2022
Fourth semifinal at #IndianWells🇷🇴 @Simona_Halep powers past Martic in a dominating performance, 6-1, 6-1! pic.twitter.com/bSqN87mpzO
— wta (@WTA) March 17, 2022
Halep, who won the Melbourne Summer Set Series at the start of the year, won nine games in a row in a lopsided contest in Indian Wells.
“I think probably [that was my] best match of this year,” she said. “I felt super well. I felt confident. I’ve been aggressive. Everything I had to do I did, and it was pretty good.
“Gives me confidence, gives me the boost that I still can play this level. It’s been a tough year, as you know. Now coming into this tournament and playing well means a lot. I will take all the positives and I will just build my confidence more and more.”
She will face former French Open champion Swiatek for a place in the final with the Pole advancing with an equally easy win as she defeated American Keys 6-1, 6-0.
Halep added: “Tough, tough match [against Swiatek next] because she’s playing the best tennis of her life. She’s in the best moment. I expect a really tough one. But I’m here in the semi-final, so I will take that. I will just try my best next one.”
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